Development and implementation of an integrated oral health and nutrition education program using community children’s cafeterias: A pilot study
Rena Hidaka, Akiko Kojo, Yuji Masuda, Shintaro Hata, Misaki Tanaka, Tona Watanabe, Koichiro Matsuo · 2026
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Rena Hidaka and co-authors test a program teaching children about mouths, chewing, and meals at community cafeterias in Tokyo, in a 2026 pilot study. Children's cafeterias feed local kids; the CAMCAM program adds a monthly textured meal and a ten-minute talk on chewing, oral health, and food. The aim is awareness that sticks.
Fifty-two children and thirty-two parents at two cafeterias joined six monthly sessions. Questionnaires before and after tracked awareness and eating habits. Children checked their own mouths more often afterward. Daily fluoride use climbed from about three in five children to over three in four. With no control group, the pilot cannot prove cause, but it shows the cafeteria setting can carry health lessons.
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| CREATOR | Rena Hidaka, Akiko Kojo, Yuji Masuda, Shintaro Hata, Misaki Tanaka, Tona Watanabe, Koichiro Matsuo |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 33 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |